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How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

I've been in... *counts* four. Two at school, two off. I lost one of them, but the guy was 2 years older than I was, other three were either broken up before they were over, or I won.

You?

Oh, I thought this was a Russell Crowe thread ...

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

I've been in... *counts* four. Two at school, two off. I lost one of them, but the guy was 2 years older than I was, one Ialmost knocked one out, and one was broken up before I finished it. The other was like 3 years ago... I gave him a black eye before teachers showed up.

You?

Are you proud of that?

No. I'm not, actually. Got me three days of OSS, four of ISS, and a lot of grounding. I just wanted to talk, as you see this is a forum.

Are we talking hostile fights, or fight for fun?

Only a couple of hostile fights, and most of those didn't amount to much.

Quite a bit of fight for fun when I was younger (although not to the extent that you see in Fight Club, and no, it wasn't formal boxing, wrestling, or martial arts).

Far too many. I grew up in a rough neighbourhood and have hung around some seedy-assed bars. I much prefer my nice, quiet life now.

I had a fight when I was about 10 and that didn't involve punching other than that nothing

ah to be tall with a short fuse is to be God-like :D

Good for you......

Fights? Well I'm an amateur boxer so quite a few.

Hmm I hardly ever get in fights, actually. Had a couple stupid fights (not entirely serious) at school at the age of about 8, and then quite a serious one that ended with me headbutting someone and running a few months back.

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

You?

Too many for the actual importance of the issue that was debated in the fight. Too few for the fun of them.

Injuries reported: ear drum (now repaired), hurt fingers, bruised hand.
Injuries given: some teeth, couple of hands and feets bruised.

Hmm I hardly ever get in fights, actually. Had a couple stupid fights (not entirely serious) at school at the age of about 8, and then quite a serious one that ended with me headbutting someone and running a few months back.

Not even fight for fun?

Not even fight for fun?
Those two when I was 8. I grew out of it.

Not even fight for fun?

Yeah, fighting's such a blast. :rolleyes:

Far too many. I grew up in a rough neighbourhood and have hung around some seedy-assed bars. I much prefer my nice, quiet life now.

Tuff e nuff, Cluitch. Were you the ghetto shogun?

http://www.madcosby.com/image/shonuff.jpg

Four fights...

First was in elementary school...I must have been 10. I won, technically, as the teachers pulled me off of him.

Second was towards the end of high school. A friend and I were downtown, and a trio of people I had never met approached us. They had a grievance with my friend, of which I had been unaware, and learned later was entirely false. I wasn't about to let my friend stand by himself, so I told him I'd stick by him. We took it to a nearby parking ramp...me and my friend lost, but I'm pretty sure they were sorry they started the fight.

The other two were drunken idiocy in college...not worth mentioning.

Yeah, fighting's such a blast. :rolleyes:

It can be.

but the guy was 2 years older than I was


Excuses are shit. Pardon the language.

Now, what did you do about it?

Tuff e nuff, Cluitch. Were you the ghetto shogun?

http://www.madcosby.com/image/shonuff.jpg

LMAO! No, but I could hold my own. Still can in a pinch, but I prefer not risking anyone messing up my pretty face. ;)

As a High School Prefect, I've been in my share of fights, whether it be breaking them up, or protecting the bullied.

LMAO! No, but I could hold my own. Still can in a pinch, but I prefer not risking anyone messing up my pretty face. ;)

Willing to take a bodyguard job? :p

It can be.

I suppose it can be for the simple-minded...

Excuses are shit. Pardon the language.

Now, what did you do about it?

I went and cried to my parents.

Naw, I stoled his girlfriend. She was ugly anyway. After the fight, I was going to fight him again, but I think he went to Juvy(sp?).

Willing to take a bodyguard job? :p

Are there any um..."perks" to the job? ;)

Are there any um..."perks" to the job? ;)

If you get a job as a celebrity bodyguard, you get to watch them change, go to the bathroom, and more. Perk enough?

1) First grade against two older boys. I won.
2) Third or forth grade against some idiot. Won-ish
3) 6th grade or so had a couple fights, neither amounted to much. Basically a guy punching me and then running away.
4) 9th grade, minor fight, took the guy down with a shot to the gut that left him on the ground for a bit. Knocked all the air out of the poor fella.

That was pretty much it. Now against my brothers I've been in more fights than I can count.

No serious ones. Do I win?

I suppose it can be for the simple-minded...

I just don't want to die without a few scars, I say. It's nothing any more to have a beautiful stock body. You see those cars that are completely stock cherry, right out of a dealer's showroom in 1955, I always think, what a waste.

If you get a job as a celebrity bodyguard, you get to watch them change, go to the bathroom, and more. Perk enough?

Wow! You mean I'd get to watch someone take a dump? Big fun!

:rolleyes:

That was pretty much it. Now against my brothers I've been in more fights than I can count.
I can relate.


Against the mid-puberty twelve year old brother? Usually over the bathroom? About 30. I think I won all but one (broken arm). Agaisnt the older one, he's 21, out of the house. Just wrestle for fun (no, not the sexual kind) with him, most of the time.

Hmm I hardly ever get in fights, actually. Had a couple stupid fights (not entirely serious) at school at the age of about 8, and then quite a serious one that ended with me headbutting someone and running a few months back.

Lmfao you pulled a Zidane?

Wow! You mean I'd get to watch someone take a dump? Big fun!

:rolleyes:

It's the price you pay for watching a celebrity (girl, hopefully) change. You could take pictures and sell them for monie$.

Lmfao you pulled a Zidane?

*Sigh* The French just can't take a hit from us Italians.

I just don't want to die without a few scars, I say.

Yeah, cuz scars make you look cool and hard-assed. :rolleyes:

I should also point out that if you get a bunch of scars from fighting, you aren't very good at it and should probably avoid it.

It's kids like this that are one of the reasons I'm hitting NSG less and less.

I like you too. :rolleyes:

It's the price you pay for watching a celebrity (girl, hopefully) change. You could take pictures and sell them for monie$.

It's kids like this that are one of the reasons I'm hitting NSG less and less.

I just don't want to die without a few scars, I say. It's nothing any more to have a beautiful stock body. You see those cars that are completely stock cherry, right out of a dealer's showroom in 1955, I always think, what a waste.

So turn emo and start cutting yourself. Much faster and easier than fighting. Then you can die and leave a very scarred body, and people will think that you were hardcore.

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

I've been in... *counts* four. Two at school, two off. I lost one of them, but the guy was 2 years older than I was, other three were either broken up before they were over, or I won.

You?

Ugh. I can't keep count. I was fighting, full out brawling, from elementary school on. It drove my mother nuts...but I rarely instigated the fights. Provoked them perhaps, because I have quite the mouth on me, and I didn't learn how to back down. I got into fights with the white kids for being a 'nechie', 'dirty Indian' or whatever...and I got into fights with the native kids when they decided I was too 'moniyaw (white)'. Highschool was the worst. My hair was almost always braided up tightly so no one could grab it and wail on me. I very rarely ended up the loser though. I think in big part that was because I hit first. I didn't wait for a person to work herself up into hitting me...as soon as I could see a fight was inevitable, I went for the face. No hair pulling, no scratching, I learned enough about boxing to make my punches count.

So I was sort of a savage when I moved to the city...our rural pastime was getting drunk and fighting, and that shocked the hell out of my new friends. I had to tone it down significantly, but I still refused to back down...so almost invariably someone would push things, and there I was again.

It's taken me years, but I rarely fight now. I just don't put myself in those positions, and there have been times that my friends started to cringe, just knowing what was about to happen...and somehow, I stopped. Laughed it off. But I admit, sometimes I miss it. It's like having a little Genghis Khan in your head that just wants you to go insane and beat the living crap out of someone.

Pacifism has come hard to me, but I've been 'fight-free' for a while now.

Yeah, fighting's such a blast. :rolleyes:

Well...I have to admit...

I'm 6'3 and 196 pounds. I don't understand the concept of the words "I" and "lose" and "fight" being in the same sentence UNLESS it is "I made the other guy lose the fight". I was in a few fights at high school. A few fights during my college days and 1 fight while i was living in Japan for a summer.

That Japan fight was my proudest moment. On average asians are shorter then westerners, that difference is even more noticeable when you are 6'3 and they are like 5'7. I was in a bar and i was sober (i don't drink) and 2 Japanese guys started picking a fight with me. Funny thing is they were like 5'5 and about 150 pounds. I beat them both.

My one and only 1 on 2 victory :) When i tell the story to friends i leave the bit out about the size difference. When i include that it doesn't sound so great.

I haven't had a fight since i finished college. Having a full time job, a wife, a chile and not drinking kinda makes it hard to have the chance to have a good old slug fest.

*Sigh* The French just can't take a hit from us Italians.

It's why the Italians are so sensitive about people messing up their hair. It's the source of their POWER. When they get really pissed off they can unleash the fury of their hair - it looks a lot like a headbutt, but it packs the punch of sixty rhinos charging at full speed!

Apparently messy hair only packs the punch of 2 rhinos.

because I have quite the mouth on me,

:eek: Never!
*flees*

:eek: Never!
*flees*

I knew someone would pull this out :P

It's the price you pay for watching a celebrity (girl, hopefully) change. You could take pictures and sell them for monie$.

You have contracts for that, you know? You can get sued for a ridiculous amount of money if you do that. That's why most indecent photos and videos are from boyfriends or friends, and not from bodyguards.

Plus, go for a goal the first time, because after that, you're not getting a job ever again.

And Cluitch, do you know your way around weapons? :p

And Cluitch, do you know your way around weapons? :p

Up to small arms, yes (and we won't get into why :p ). But then you probably wouldn't need a bodyguard manning a howitzer, would you? ;)

4 or 5, not sure. lost all but one though, i tend to pick fights with people bigger than me or more multiple than me. and spent the night in gaol after the last one.

Hooray for inane first posts! :rolleyes:

Given the name I suspicion he's a DOS player.

Hooray for inane first posts! :rolleyes:

You are overusing the rolly eye smiley.

I once beat a man to death with his own shoes.

Hooray for inane first posts! :rolleyes:

Up to small arms, yes (and we won't get into why :p ). But then you probably wouldn't need a bodyguard manning a howitzer, would you? ;)

Well, my father got "mugged", more like "assaulted" by a pair of guys carrying a FAL and a UZI once. But I guess small arms is ok.

So turn emo and start cutting yourself. Much faster and easier than fighting. Then you can die and leave a very scarred body, and people will think that you were hardcore.

Quoted for truth. My same thoughts, without the emo part.

Well, my father got "mugged", more like "assaulted" by a pair of guys carrying a FAL and a UZI once. But I guess small arms is ok.

Those qualify as small arms, my dear. ;)

Those qualify as small arms, my dear. ;)

Indeed. By "small" they mean, anything you can carry without breaking a spinal column.

I once shot a man in Reno....just to watch him die. Does that count?

A couple when I was a kid and another about 2 years ago.

When I was a kid I became berserk once and it took three adults to take me away from the other kid, so I guess I won.

The other the guy ran away and started throwing rocks at me.

And 2 years ago I got zombie drunk (meaning I didnt even know who I was) and for some reflex I pushed a guy that was passing in my front. Fortunaly my friends stoped the fight, because otherwise I would´ve had been pounded to death.

I once shot a man in Reno....just to watch him die. Does that count?

Count as:

1.- You're a sociopath or a psychopath

2.- You're an attention whore

3.- You're kidding us with a rather bad joke

None of those are good, so I'm pushing my personal ignore button.

Indeed. By "small" they mean, anything you can carry without breaking a spinal column.

Uzis generally fire a 9mm round, which is pretty small. It's not like it's a .50bmg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG)

Count as:

1.- You're a sociopath or a psychopath

2.- You're an attention whore

3.- You're kidding us with a rather bad joke

None of those are good, so I'm pushing my personal ignore button.

It's a reference to a country song. Johnny Cash maybe.

Wa-hey I was right.

http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/folsom-prison-blues.html

Those qualify as small arms, my dear. ;)

Oh, I thought you were talking about pistols, but yes, I haven't seen bodyguards carrying 30mm cannons lately.

Count as:

1.- You're a sociopath or a psychopath

2.- You're an attention whore

3.- You're kidding us with a rather bad joke

None of those are good, so I'm pushing my personal ignore button.

Oh man...kids these days, it's like they've never heard a Johnny Cash (http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/folsom-prison-blues.html) song

The last time I got into a fight was when I was 2. I'm too laid back to get into a fight. If someone tries to piss me off, I usually just shrug it off and go about my business.

Oh man...kids these days, it's like they've never heard a Johnny Cash (http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/folsom-prison-blues.html) song

No, never. Country doesn't reach far away the United States, really.

Have you ever heard joropo? It is more or less the same thing.

Yet, I'm sorry, I thought he was going serious.

Oh man...kids these days, it's like they've never heard a Johnny Cash (http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/folsom-prison-blues.html) song

Not to mention the guy was pretty bitchy.

Oh man...kids these days, it's like they've never heard a Johnny Cash (http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/folsom-prison-blues.html) song

Aelosia's hardly a kid, but she's a Spaniard in Venezuela. I doubt Cash gets a lot of airplay there.

Aelosia's hardly a kid, but she's a Spaniard in Venezuela. I doubt Cash gets a lot of airplay there.

¿Venezolana o española ? Ay…todos me dicen que las mujeres más lindas en el mundo nacen en Venezuala.

Count as:

1.- You're a sociopath or a psychopath

2.- You're an attention whore

3.- You're kidding us with a rather bad joke

None of those are good, so I'm pushing my personal ignore button.Is there a none of the above option?

The last time I got into a fight was when I was 2. I'm too laid back to get into a fight. If someone tries to piss me off, I usually just shrug it off and go about my business.

LOL. Your the type of person i spent weeks trying to get mad until either i got bored and got over it or i punched you when noone was looking then you'd punch me back and it would look like you did it first. I was sunch an annoying jerk back in high school.:mp5: :sniper: :gundge:

Oh, I thought you were talking about pistols, but yes, I haven't seen bodyguards carrying 30mm cannons lately.

Small arms generally applies to any firearm that is man-portable, and is under 12.7mm in caliber (for cartridge weapons).

¿Venezolana o española ? Ay…todos me dicen que las mujeres más lindas en el mundo nacen en Venezuela.

Ambas, Venezolana-Española, por nacionalidad.

Ese es un mito que no nos importa en lo más mínimo negar :)

And good spanish there, best I have seen here in Nationstates General.

¿Venezolana o española ? Ay…todos me dicen que las mujeres más lindas en el mundo nacen en Venezuala.

Aelosia es de España, pero vive en Venezuela. Aunque, es muy bonita.

Is there a none of the above option?

After realizing you were just quoting a song, yes.

Aelosia es de España, pero vive en Venezuela. Aunque, es muy bonita.

Pero...Gracias.

¿Ahora se van a poner todos a decir piropos en español?

Ambas, Venezolana-Española, por nacionalidad.


Pensé Ud. había dicho que era española. Lo siento.

Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios

Cabron.

Ambas, Venezolana-Española, por nacionalidad.

Ese es un mito que no nos importa en lo más mínimo negar :)

And good spanish there, best I have seen here in Nationstates General.

Mi esposo es chileno, y si me escuchas, tengo un acento chileno :D

Todavía no he viajado a Venezuela, pero conozco a casí todos los otros países sudamericanos.

But anyway, enough with the hijack.

LOL. Your the type of person i spent weeks trying to get mad until either i got bored and got over it or i punched you when noone was looking then you'd punch me back and it would look like you did it first. I was sunch an annoying jerk back in high school.:mp5: :sniper: :gundge:

OMg i Cant Beleive This teh Pefrct n00b PoSt it has Evrything the Gun Smiles the Trheats the Mispeling Everything i Have Ever LaBeLed as teh Worst Post Ever LOL i Just Cant Beleive it your so atractive and so manly i am Feeling So Hot Rigth Now

:mp5: :sniper: :gundge:

Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios

Salga, bobo.

OMg i Cant Beleive This teh Pefrct n00b PoSt it has Evrything the Gun Smiles the Trheats the Mispeling Everything i Have Ever LaBeLed as teh Worst Post Ever LOL i Just Cant Beleive it your so atractive and so manly i am Feeling So Hot Rigth Now

:mp5: :sniper: :gundge:

http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/lol.jpg

Pensé Ud. había dicho que era española. Lo siento.

Dual nationality country here. I was born in Spain, from a spanish father and a venezuelan mother. I have spent most of my life here, and I consider myself both legally and emotionally as venezuelan as I am spanish.

Ones I started? 0.

What's this thread for, some sort of testosterone wank?

Puta

Chinga tu madre.

Ones I started? 0.

What's this thread for, some sort of testosterone wank?

*fap fap fap fap fap fap fap *

Mano, eres tremendamente maricón

Do you find hot swearing and insulting in spanish or what? Don't make start being creative, I could use even dialects and insults from at least ten different countries. Stop it already.

Do you find hot swearing and insulting in spanish or what? Don't make start being creative, I could use even dialects and insults from at least ten different countries. Stop it already.

Just a troll, Aelosia. Best if we just let him get bored and wander off.

And Neesika, didn't know your husband was from Chile. I spent a week there -- in Santiago, to be precise -- a few years ago. Loved it!

And regarding you, Neesika, you're very lucky. I consider the chileans one of the most attractive male specimens of the world. They are polite, educated, usually cultured, and hot due to their mixed heritage. I'm not envious, I'm not ;)

No, because I'm weak and smart.
I was assaulted though...

OMg i Cant Beleive This teh Pefrct n00b PoSt it has Evrything the Gun Smiles the Trheats the Mispeling Everything i Have Ever LaBeLed as teh Worst Post Ever LOL i Just Cant Beleive it your so atractive and so manly i am Feeling So Hot Rigth Now

:mp5: :sniper: :gundge:

LOL!

And regarding you, Neesika, you're very lucky. I consider the chileans one of the most attractive male specimens of the world. They are polite, educated, usually cultured, and hot due to their mixed heritage. I'm not envious, I'm not ;)

The Chilean women are very nice, too.

Just don't tell my gf I said that. ;)

OMg i Cant Beleive This teh Pefrct n00b PoSt it has Evrything the Gun Smiles the Trheats the Mispeling Everything i Have Ever LaBeLed as teh Worst Post Ever LOL i Just Cant Beleive it your so atractive and so manly i am Feeling So Hot Rigth Now

:mp5: :sniper: :gundge:

Don't get me wrong. I'm not proud of how i acted when i was a teen, i don't support how i acted then and i'm ashamed of it. If i sounded like i was proud of it i apologize.

Mano, eres tremendamente maricón

You called him a hand? Wow...I'll admit that my Spanish is rusty, but that's just piss-poor.

Just a troll, Aelosia. Best if we just let him get bored and wander off.

And Neesika, didn't know your husband was from Chile. I spent a week there -- in Santiago, to be precise -- a few years ago. Loved it!

I actually think you did mention that to me before...I hate Santiago...the fifth most polluted city in the world. But I hate big cities anyway:D The countryside is much more beautiful.

You called him a hand? Wow...I'll admit that my Spanish is rusty, but that's just piss-poor.

(her)mano

Commonly used among the chican population in the US. Also short for the name Manolo.

Mano, eres tremendamente maricón

I thought i was very good at Spanish...i don't know what the bit about the hand means. And no, i'm not tremendously gay...

I actually think you did mention that to me before...I hate Santiago...the fifth most polluted city in the world. But I hate big cities anyway:D The countryside is much more beautiful.

I didn't get to see much of the countryside, since I was there on business. What I did see was amazing, though. Hell, the entire landscape outside my hotel window was dominated by one giant mountain. As for the city itself, though, I really liked the laid-back atmosphere, and the people were all very friendly, even to an "ugly American." Of course, being able to speak the language helped to keep me out of the "ugly" category, unlike some of the other arseholes I saw there...

andate a la puta madre que te remil pario

Ni you piao liang de lv mao zi

(her)mano

Commonly used among the chican population in the US. Also short for the name Manolo.

Ah, okay, Nees. Thanks. Hadn't heard that before.

But...

That is just what the wikipedia page on Spanish profanity gave me.

Blame them not me.

Nah, I'll blame the troll. Oh, and I'll just wave byebyes right now. I'm guessing you won't be with us much longer.

(her)mano

Commonly used among the chican population in the US. Also short for the name Manolo.

Hm, they mostly use "Vato" around here. Though lot of Guatemalans here abouts.

You called him a hand? Wow...I'll admit that my Spanish is rusty, but that's just piss-poor.

"Mano" is a contraption of "Hermano". The perfect spanish equivalent of "Bro", as to "Brother", as Neesika said, it is very popular amongst chican and in Mexico.

And beaten to it.

And really, stop the lame profanity, it is not even funny.

And chileans are really, really polite, although Santiago is a bit dirty and polluted, the buildings are really beautiful. The countryside (And those red wine cellars!), is better, although.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not proud of how i acted when i was a teen, i don't support how i acted then and i'm ashamed of it. If i sounded like i was proud of it i apologize.

Apologies accepted. Try to avoid gun smilies and try to perfect your grammar a bit, and I will be really grateful. ;)

Hm, they mostly use "Vato" around here. Though lot of Guatemalans here abouts.

Vato is even more chican. Mexicans are more prone to "carnal" than to "vato".

And chileans are really, really polite, although Santiago is a bit dirty and polluted, the buildings are really beautiful. The countryside (And those red wine cellars!), is better, although.

Oh, yeah, the architecture was fantastic!

You are such a tell tale. I can't understand why we can't all just get along. You sound like the kid at school that says 'I've just told teacher on you'. I only quoted an Adam and the Ants song and got sworn at in Spanish. So I did a bit of interneting and retaliated.

Maybe you would be more at home in communist Romania - 'inform on our family and freinds - great prizes to be won!'

You're neither family nor friend.

Goodbye.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Fantasy_Island.jpg

What exctly is it you have against me anyway?

He's pissed at your long use of profanity without purpose. Don't worry, he's pissed at Khadgar too, and I am also pissed at you both.

I once got into a fight with my sister at the bus stop... about 2 years ago, I think. All my fights have been with my sister, so I'm not sure if that counts.

gosh, this is a popular thread. and there was me thinking i'd be reletively isolated in my idiotic penchant for getting into unnecessary fights.

edit: oh, hang that, seems there's a troll.

I didn't get to see much of the countryside, since I was there on business. What I did see was amazing, though. Hell, the entire landscape outside my hotel window was dominated by one giant mountain. As for the city itself, though, I really liked the laid-back atmosphere, and the people were all very friendly, even to an "ugly American." Of course, being able to speak the language helped to keep me out of the "ugly" category, unlike some of the other arseholes I saw there...

Laid back? Are you NUTS?

I got caught in a riot. We were mugged. You constantly have to be on the lookout. Pretty much like any other big city, though Lima was much worse. Then there was the little earthquake. Laid back is not how I would describe Santiago unless you were in one of the barrios altos.

That being said, yes, the people are lovely, and friendly overall. I just couldn't stand the atmosphere in the city.

No, I think it is more personal than that. This guy seems to want me deleted. Him and many more seem to have a personal vendetta against me.

You have only 15 posts. Too soon for a vendetta...

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

You?

I've been in A LOT of "real" fights as well as many scuffles.

I've been in A LOT of "real" fights as well as many scuffles.

I'd like to get into a scuffle with you.

I don't get into fights, I'm too mellow...and people know me personally enough that I will kill them if they start shit with me.

The only real fight I had was trying to keep a Mental Institute's Tech Nurse playing Big Tough Security Guard with Bi-Polar who forgot his Lithium from taking me to the ground. It worked, for a time. I just proned to a wall and brushed him aside as he charged at me, he hit his head and called it assault. Got the ticket dropped, especially since my patient rights were abused...sucked that I got taken down by three guys at once lol.

EDIT:

And no, not a 'Looney Ville' just a Teen-unit for those at risk. IE - I have/had Major Depressive Disorder, although I think they were quick to judge me. Honestly, nothing is wrong because I take no medication and I feel just fine to be honest.

I'd like to get into a scuffle with you.

Yeah-it seems like that could be a lot of fun.

I don't get into fights, I'm too mellow...and people know me personally enough that I will kill them if they start shit with me.

The only real fight I had was trying to keep a Mental Institute's Tech Nurse playing Big Tough Security Guard with Bi-Polar who forgot his Lithium from taking me to the ground. It worked, for a time. I just proned to a wall and brushed him aside as he charged at me, he hit his head and called it assault. Got the ticket dropped, especially since my patient rights were abused...sucked that I got taken down by three guys at once lol.



The three guys taking you down made me cringe-it sucks to be put in a chicken-wing while someone's foot is on your head and you're eating floor.

Fortunately I'm kind of a big guy and people have told me that when they met me that they were kind of afraid of me (that I don't understand because I really am a wuss), so that has meant that even in hairy situations people still back down (though, also, I realized very early in life that a fight for the most part requires the participation and willingness of both parties and if I didn't play along it would never reach that stage. I never had to run from a fight or even try to intimidate people to avoid fights, I just didn't fight).

So all told, I was in 1 1/2 fights. The first one didn't make sense to me, I was in like 2nd grade and the dude decided to go after me on the way home. I pinned him, but since I didn't know what was going on really I didn't have a follow up move, so I let him up and he punched me one more time and then high tailed it home like a rabbit. Never saw that kid again, I don't think.

The half fight was when I lost my temper in high school as this dude was doing the most ridiculous picking on a friend of mine that it was an insult to every ones intelligence, like standing there flicking his ear and calling him a camel jokey (my friend was Indian...didn't make sense to me either). I felt we were a step away from "Why're ya hitting yourself?" and the teacher was literally just sitting there watching, so I threw the dude against the wall. I didn't mean to throw him, just push him back, but I didn't realize how much bigger I was than him until I stood up, which was half way through the push.

But again, I stress-total wuss and a bit of a pacifist, so I'm glad I never get in fights and if I got into a 'real' one I probably would get my clock cleaned.

Yeah-it seems like that could be a lot of fun.
Especially the part where I get pinned.

Especially the part where I get pinned.

you really like rough handling,huh?

Once or twice, by the same person. I certainly gave better than i was given.

British bulldogs doesn't count, so i couldnt really include that and other little games I used to play with friends, as no-one was actively trying to severely hurt each other.

you really like rough handling,huh?

Did you think I was kidding?

The Chilean women are very nice, too.

Just don't tell my gf I said that. ;)

Nah, you´re being too nice. The chilean woman are average, specialy the ones from Santiago (which I considered quite ugly).

Now, in Valdivia and in Punta Arenas, there were some serious babes there. In fact, while traveling in Chile, going down from Santiago, the women improved in each new town. I dont know if it was because there was a higher number of europeans imigrants there or if it was because I was getting used to their uglyness.

Laid back? Are you NUTS?

I got caught in a riot. We were mugged. You constantly have to be on the lookout. Pretty much like any other big city, though Lima was much worse. Then there was the little earthquake. Laid back is not how I would describe Santiago unless you were in one of the barrios altos.

That being said, yes, the people are lovely, and friendly overall. I just couldn't stand the atmosphere in the city.

What?! I walked in the city´s downtown past midnight, alone, and I felt safest than walking here in my city in broad daylight.

Ok, Im brazilian, which means the only most violent place I can find is Africa, but I found Santiago to be extremely safe: much more than I felt in Argentina.

And the chileans are quite friendly and polite indeed. I was very impressed with it. I think they have a very european culture, at least regarding foreigners.

And Santiago is pretty damn cool. I went to Cerro San Cristobal (that park in the mount) 3 times in the 5 days I spent there.

What?! I walked in the city´s downtown past midnight, alone, and I felt safest than walking here in my city in broad daylight. Well we weren't exactly in the best of neighbourhoods either. My husband comes from Renca, and it's no Las Condes.

Ok, Im brazilian,THAT'S why you're slagging chilenas. Brazilian chicks are tasty.


which means the only most violent place I can find is Africa, but I found Santiago to be extremely safe: much more than I felt in Argentina. Buenos Aires? Yeah. Mostly I just avoid the big cities....I couldn't stand the fact that after three days in Santiago, I was blowing black gunk out of my nose. Fucking disgusting.

And the chileans are quite friendly and polite indeed. I was very impressed with it. I think they have a very european culture, at least regarding foreigners. I quite like the Chilean people, but I honestly don't find them any more or less friendly than Peruvians, or Argentines or Cubans, or Nicaraguans or Salvadoreans etc etc etc. My experiences anywhere in Latin America have been pretty good overall.

And Santiago is pretty damn cool. I went to Cerro San Cristobal (that park in the mount) 3 times in the 5 days I spent there.I prefer Puerto Montt to Santiago, or even La Serena or Valparaiso. Thousands of miles of coast...who wants to stay in the capital anyway? :D

Well we weren't exactly in the best of neighbourhoods either. My husband comes from Renca, and it's no Las Condes.


Well, unfortunaly I only managed to visit the center and the surounding neighborhoods. I guess it was the best the city had to show, since all the parks were perfectly maintained (there were people working on it everyday), and the downtown had a police officer every 100 meters.

THAT'S why you're slagging chilenas. Brazilian chicks are tasty. Yeah, they are, but I found the argentinians to be as pretty as most brazilians. Dunno, could be a cultural shock, since Chile has very specifict facial traits.

Buenos Aires? Yeah. Mostly I just avoid the big cities....I couldn't stand the fact that after three days in Santiago, I was blowing black gunk out of my nose. Fucking disgusting.

Guess I was luck then. In fact, I loved the weather, it was very dry, unlike here in my city where the weater is always wet.

I quite like the Chilean people, but I honestly don't find them any more or less friendly than Peruvians, or Argentines or Cubans, or Nicaraguans or Salvadoreans etc etc etc. My experiences anywhere in Latin America have been pretty good overall.

I definitaly found them to be diferent, at least to the argentinians and brazilians. In fact, brazilians and argentinians are more alike than we want to believe lol. But the chileans were pretty diferent, so much that they were very similar to the english old couples I met there. They were very polite, educated and were also willing to help you.

I prefer Puerto Montt to Santiago, or even La Serena or Valparaiso. Thousands of miles of coast...who wants to stay in the capital anyway? :D

Oh yeah, I agree. Puerto Montt was very diferent, with that small island pretty close to the city. But my most favorite place of all the cities I´ve visited was Punta Arenas. It felt so diferent, like it was a very rought and wild place, so distant from the other cities of the country. It was quite nice, and I´m glad I went there, even if most of the other travelers said the city wasnt worthy of visiting.

I found the details to be quite awesome. For example, in the city downtown, in every corner of the streets, in the buildings walls there are boards writen in blind language, so that the blind people can touch it and know where they are withoug having to ask. Also, since it is a city very windy and cold, there are places downtown where they have poles in the street with ropes atached to them so people can use them while walking around in windy days.

Quite awesome.

Maybe I'm just guessing you're idea of rough might be a little less rough than mine.

Hmmm, I think we need to discuss that at length, because I'm almost certain you're wrong.

Did you think I was kidding?

Maybe I'm just guessing you're idea of rough might be a little less rough than mine.

Yeah, they are, but I found the argentinians to be as pretty as most brazilians. Dunno, could be a cultural shock, since Chile has very specifict facial traits. Yes, that cara de ayulla...the round face...and very homogenous overall in terms of colour etc.


I found the details to be quite awesome. For example, in the city downtown, in every corner of the streets, in the buildings walls there are boards writen in blind language, so that the blind people can touch it and know where they are withoug having to ask. Also, since it is a city very windy and cold, there are places downtown where they have poles in the street with ropes atached to them so people can use them while walking around in windy days.

Quite awesome.You know, I never noticed that...when were you there? I haven't been back for about seven years.

Generally when I travel, I already have a decent network of people in the country I'm going to, so I've rarely encountered rudeness. Were I travelling differently, maybe I would find a real difference.

I visited it in 28 and 29 of march, last year (2006). I only spend two days there, and I wish I had spent more, but I had to take a flight back to Brasil in Santiago by 30. Aha..I was there in the days before Lagos and Bachelet...my brother in law tells me that a lot has changed.

I visited it in 28 and 29 of march, last year (2006). I only spend two days there, and I wish I had spent more, but I had to take a flight back to Brasil in Santiago by 30.

I was suposed to be back by March 7 but I ended up spending 23 days more lol. Chile is too goddamn big. And I spend 10 days alone in Torres del Paine, so 1/4 of my travel was in the park.

Btw, how do you meet these people you have connections with? By meeting other travelers?

I´m pretty sure I have some places I could spend a few days over in England.

Hmmm, I think we need to discuss that at length, because I'm almost certain you're wrong.

I agree we'll have to try to work it out.

Bring a friend.

Btw, how do you meet these people you have connections with? By meeting other travelers? Yup, or relatives of people I know at home. So when we travel, we usually have a few addresses to try out...I've only very rarely stayed in hotels or even hostels while travelling.

I agree we'll have to try to work it out.

Bring a friend.

I like how you think:p

I like how you think:p

Like a designated driver- friends dont let friends drive while abilities are impaired.

Like a designated driver- friends dont let friends drive while abilities are impaired.

Oh? Are you that intoxicating? Or will walking be a virtual impossibility after?

someone could wind up being a little woozy.


Hey-Have a great weekend!! I'm outta here.

Hehehehe, enjoy...hope the weather's fine!

Oh? Are you that intoxicating? Or will walking be a virtual impossibility after?

someone could wind up being a little woozy.


Hey-Have a great weekend!! I'm outta here.

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

I've been in... *counts* four. Two at school, two off. I lost one of them, but the guy was 2 years older than I was, other three were either broken up before they were over, or I won.

You?

None. I'm a pacifist.

let's see, I think three, tho I may have forgotten a few.

The first was in fourth grade, a kid jumped over the bus seat and started choking me, so I slammed this into the window and beat the sh*t out of him

The next day, the kid's friend came up to me and started mouthing off, I goaded him ontill he threw the first puch, after a few punches, a teacher broke it up.

In eighth grade, the kid who I had beat up earlier tried to tackle me (I was six foot, he was about 4', gave him a black eye and then a friend of mine broke it up.

One.

I was 10 and someone started a fight with me. I had seen a headbutt in a movie shortly before and it looked like a good way to defend myself. I drew back and then drove my forehead into his nose as hard as I could. It hurt my head and I broke his nose quite badly.

For the next year of primary school nobody started a fight with me. The reputation for breaking noses with my head followed me to secondry school and nobody seemed all that interested in starting fights with me there either.

By the time I finished secondry school I was 6'6" and about 100kg on an athletic build, and strangely nobody has seemed keen on starting fights with me since.

I have never started or provoked a fight.

One.

I was 10 and someone started a fight with me. I had seen a headbutt in a movie shortly before and it looked like a good way to defend myself. I drew back and then drove my forehead into his nose as hard as I could. It hurt my head and I broke his nose quite badly.

For the next year of primary school nobody started a fight with me. The reputation for breaking noses with my head followed me to secondry school and nobody seemed all that interested in starting fights with me there either.

By the time I finished secondry school I was 6'6" and about 100kg on an athletic build, and strangely nobody has seemed keen on starting fights with me since.

I have never started or provoked a fight.

The Ender Wiggin method, as us geeks like to call it.

never been in one.

and hope never to be in one.



when i was younger i was pretty big for my age and hence people tended not to fight me. now that i'm older i no longer have that advantage, and have the disadvantage of being a fighting noob. meh *yawns*
couple of play fights though, but not all that much

The Ender Wiggin method, as us geeks like to call it.

Care to explain a bit more?

Sounds like its a very interesting book.

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

I've been in... *counts* four. Two at school, two off. I lost one of them, but the guy was 2 years older than I was, other three were either broken up before they were over, or I won.

You?

Fights are not a fun thing. I have been ambushed more than once by real criminals who wanted to seriously harm me for whatever money I had. Luckily, I know how to defend myself and I had my bo staff with me in both instances so the attackers were defeated, but I wasn't very happy about having to hurt them so they wouldn't hurt me.

In short, violence is not a happy thing, people. It's fine in fantasy, such as books, or video games, but in reality it's not something you want to experience all that often. Just ask any soldier that.

Care to explain a bit more?

Sounds like its a very interesting book.

I think he is comapring my willingness to use a lot of force when needed tempered with my lack of desire to start a fight.

Incidently commanding an intergalatic army is on my To-Do List.


(Learned about Ender from Wiki 30 seconds ago...)

Fights are not a fun thing. I have been ambushed more than once by real criminals who wanted to seriously harm me for whatever money I had. Luckily, I know how to defend myself and I had my bo staff with me in both instances so the attackers were defeated, but I wasn't very happy about having to hurt them so they wouldn't hurt me.

In short, violence is not a happy thing, people. It's fine in fantasy, such as books, or video games, but in reality it's not something you want to experience all that often. Just ask any soldier that.

A couple of guys decided to try mug (well - extort, it was more a threat they used than actual force) a mate of mine while he was walking home from playing golf.

Anyone dumb enough to start a fight with a 6' male gymnast carrying a selection of golf clubs deserves everything that happens to them.

A couple of guys decided to try mug (well - extort, it was more a threat they used than actual force) a mate of mine while he was walking home from playing golf.

Anyone dumb enough to start a fight with a 6' male gymnast carrying a selection of golf clubs deserves everything that happens to them.

I'm a realistic pacifist...I'll defend myself if I have to and I will use violence if there is no other choice, but I will pursue and any all other options before using it if possible.

Even when I do have to defend myself I hate doing it...I hate the violence, because it helps no one in the end.

I'm a realistic pacifist...I'll defend myself if I have to and I will use violence if there is no other choice, but I will pursue and any all other options before using it if possible.

Pretty sensible.

In any decent martial arts class or self defense course the first thing they will (or should) teach people is that if they are attacked the first option they should consider is running. Only if running is not a viable option should you engage your attacker, and even then if you manage to subdue or slow them so they can't run (knee to the groin, crush their instep) you should get out of there ASAP as continued engagement only endangers you


Even when I do have to defend myself I hate doing it...I hate the violence, because it helps no one in the end.
I don't think I would feel quite that way, I know I would only use violence on someone who left me no choice and would therefore view any harm that came to them as their own responsibility.

How many "real" fights have you been in? Hockey and online don't count.

I've been in... *counts* four. Two at school, two off. I lost one of them, but the guy was 2 years older than I was, other three were either broken up before they were over, or I won.

You?

I have never been a fighter.

But thinking back, I was in a couple of minor scrapes in elementary school. I think, maybe 3 or 4 fights in my entire life, and mostly just silly fights... nothing serious.

I was always a small kid. I usually had friends, and I got along with everyone. If someone decided to pick a fight with me, there were usually other people around who wouldn't let it happen. Not so much that I wouldn't have, it was that my friends were often affronted by the idea.

I'm still short, but kind of stocky. But I still don't get into fights. I'm a conciliator by nature.

What do you consider a fight? I'm sure the scuffles that led to x-rays of my skull count, and that mothers day altercation in '87 involving way too many weapons (All in the hands of the guys who wanted to use them on my bro and myself) probably does too. But does, say... dropping your ex brother-in-law with a shot to the solar plexus just to remind him you haven't forgotten that $700 bucks he still owes you count?


Eh, either way I guess the answer would be 'too many'...

Never been in a 'real' fight. Once in Middle School a kid tried to pick a fight with me during lunch. He kept bugging me in various ways until I tried to stab him with a plastic fork.
Oddly enough, nobody messed with me directly after that.
Prior to that the 'fights' I was in consisted of me getting kicked in the knee once and beat up on the bus in Elementary school. I lived in a tourist town, and I was the 'smart kid'. Im sure you can put two and two together.

Although I habe been beaten up many times, they don't count as fights because I didn't hit back. Only twice have I fought back, and both of those times, I got hurt even worse than usual.

None, I've never needed to resort to violence. I seem to be able to difuse most nasty situations.

I don't get into fights.

I don't get into fights.Yeah, me neither.


The term 'fight' conotates giving someone an equal chance. If I smell trouble I sucker punch them before they figure out what's going on...